The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has called for the assistance of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to sensitise its members against exposing table and sachet water to unhealthy practices.
Tony Edike, the Enugu State Chairman of ATWAP, made the appeal while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Friday on the challenges being faced by ATWAP members.
According to Edike, some unhealthy practices by table water distributors and retailers in the state, are based on the negative practices of the storage of water products.
“We have noticed that packaged water products are exposed to excruciating sun or kept on bare floors usually in front of shops from where they are sold to consumers.
“This affects the taste of the packaged water which is not healthy for consumers as the products could be easily contaminated.
“We wish to appeal to NAFDAC to partner with our association in conducting periodic sensitisation and seminars for water dealers and retailers in major cities of the state.
“With this, we can enlighten all the water-producing business owners and its value-chain and service providers on best practices to stem the danger of consuming unhealthy packed water,” he said.
The chairman also solicited NAFDAC continued partnership in the association’s efforts to sanitise the operation of its members.
“This will help the association to ensure strict compliance to guiding rules of producing table water in the state, as my team has already commenced a self-examination of members in this regard."
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